Retiring teacher, coach urges Colony grads to ‘find their 68’
By Jeremiah Bartz Frontiersman.com A football coach using a hockey reference as the centerpiece for his keynote address may
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City of Wasilla announces council vacancy
By Katie Stavick Frontiersman.com Following the resignation of councilman Timothy Johnson last month, Wasilla City Council announced the window
Mat-Su lawmakers’ bills now active in Legislature
By Tim Bradner For the Frontiersman The state Legislature is more than halfway through its 121-day 2025 session in
Legislature may vote down governor’s Executive Order on Department of Agriculture
By Tim Bradner For the Frontiersman The state Legislature plans to meet in joint session Wednesday to take up Gov.
Mat-Su schools, like the state, face big budget gaps next year
By Tim Bradner For the Frontiersman Mat-Su schools are looking at another gaping budget hole next year. Borough assembly
Ballot initiative for voter input on Houston airport rejected
By Katie Stavick Frontiersman.com In a follow up to an earlier story regarding a citizen initiative to place the
Borough assembly bans vote-counting devices but delays action on election procedure reform
By Tim Bradner For the Frontiersman The Matanuska-Susitna Borough Assembly worked through what was largely a routine business agenda
Process begins for airport ballot initiative in Houston
By Katie Stavick Frontiersman.com The process began for a citizen initiative to place the issue of a municipal airport
We don’t vote for the president, but we could; The winner-take-all system leads campaigns to concentrate their efforts in a few “swing states” and ignore voters of other states, like Alaska
By Lawrence D. Weiss Spectrum When you vote for a member of Congress, a state legislator, a sheriff, or a
As Alaska lawmakers begin introducing bills, public pension revival is poised to advance
By James Brooks Alaska Beacon Members of the Alaska Senate are planning an effort to restore the state’s pension
Mat-Su school challenges: Lower revenues, rising costs and now a drop in enrollment
By Tim Bradner For the Frontiersman Mat-Su school board and borough assembly members got their first peek at the
Too many questions, a full forensic audit is necessary
By Larry Wood Spectrum The Dunleavy Administration and the Legislature have failed to insure the integrity and sanctity of Alaska’
Alaska's Vacancy Process
By Christian Hartley Now You Know When a state-level elected official in Alaska resigns, there's a process